Mark Wogenrich

Columnist

Mark Wogenrich writes about sports at The Morning Call. He covers Penn State football, and all that entails, along with golf and local sports. The highlight of his career was winning the media lottery at the Masters, then making two birdies at Augusta National.

Recent Articles

Penn State continues to stretch its recruiting boundaries, picking up a commitment this week from a quarterback from Las Vegas. Micah Bowens II, a junior at Bishop Gorman High, announced his commitment on Twitter. Bowens became the fifth player to join Penn State’s 2020 recruiting class. A three-star...

Sixth in a series. Penn State enters 2019 with a resurgent group of linebackers that includes two returning starters, one of the Big Ten’s breakthrough freshmen and a roomful of competition. The Lions haven’t had this kind of two-deep since 2012 when Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges were starters...

Seventh in a series. Penn State’s secondary completes a defense that brings back a deep collection of experience. From returning starters John Reid and Garrett Taylor to potential starters Tariq Castro-Fields, Lamont Wade and Donovan Johnson, the Lions look poised to field another strong defensive...

Penn State’s football staff has its second opening of the offseason as special teams coordinator Phil Galiano is leaving for another job. Galiano is pursuing an NFL opportunity, Penn State said in a statement Friday. Galiano spent two years at Penn State, the last as special teams coordinator and...

Former Penn State receiver Juwan Johnson, the most high-profile of the team’s offseason transfers, announced Thursday that he is headed to Oregon. Johnson, a two-year starter for the Lions, graduated in December and can play immediately. He has one year of eligibility remaining. At Penn State,...

The Lehigh Valley chapter of Penn State will host a ‘Football 101’ talk Feb. 20 with recruiting expert Tyler Donohue of the website Lions247. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the ParkView Inn & Conference Center in Allentown. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Donohue covers football and recruiting...

Fifth in a series. Penn State’s defensive line, one of coach James Franklin’s preseason “challenges” in 2018, emerged again as a team strength. The defense tied a school record with 47 sacks, 38½ of which were generated by the line. This year, the Lions lost two starters (Shareef Miller and Kevin...

Penn State’s offensive line underwent significant change this offseason, losing two long-term starters to the NFL draft and several others to transfers and the end of their eligibility. As the roster replenishing continues, will Penn State truly find the “nasty streak” with which coach James Franklin...